Alabama State Route 68

Infobox road
state=AL
type=AL
route=68
length_mi=53
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direction_a=West
direction_b=East
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counties=Marshall
DeKalb
Cherokee
previous_type=AL
previous_route=67
next_type=AL
next_route=69

State Route 68 is a 53-mile long route in the northeastern part of the state. The western terminus of the route is at its junction with State Route 75 slightly northeast of Albertville. The route continues until it reaches the Alabama-Georgia state line becoming Georgia State Route 114 once it enters the Peach State.

Route description

State Route 68 begins at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains northeast of Albertville. There are numerous curves along the route as it passes through DeKalb County. The route maintains a generally eastward trajectory between Albertville and Collinsville. East of its junction with U.S. Highway 11, the route turns southeastwardly, continuing this orientation until it approaches Leesburg.

At Leesburg, State Route 68 and U.S. Highway 411 junction and begin a five-mile concurrency [http://maps.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTExNmIycG51BF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEc2VjA2ZwLWJ1dHRvbgRzbGsDbGluaw--#mvt=m&q2=Centre,%20AL&q1=Leesburg,%20AL&trf=0&lon=-85.719881&lat=34.165724&mag=5] as they cross Weiss Lake and Dam and approach Centre. State Route 68 diverts from US-411 and creates a concurrency with State Route 9 as the two routes again cross the lake, diverting from each other at Cedar Bluff. From there, State Route 68 travels northeastwardly as it approaches the Alabama-Georgia state line.

Counties traversed

*Marshall County
*DeKalb County
*Cherokee County

Cities and towns along the route

*Albertville
*Crossville
*Collinsville
*Leesburg
*Centre
*Cedar Bluff
*Gaylesville

Major intersections

*State Route 168 at Kilpatrick
*State Route 227 at Crossville
*Interstate 59 at Collinsville
*U.S. Highway 11 at Collinsville. Eastbound State Route 68 shares a brief concurrency with southbouond US-11 at Collinsville.
*State Route 176 east of Collinsville
*State Route 273 near Leesburg
*U.S. Highway 411 at Leesburg. Eastbound State Route 68 is concurrent with northbound US-411 between Leesburg and Centre.
*State Route 283 at Centre
*State Route 9 at Centre. Here, the concurrency between US-411 and State Route 68 ends, and State Routes 9 and 68 begin a concurrency that continues until the routes reach Cedar Bluff.
*State Route 35 at Gaylesville

References